Food
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Lake County 4-H summer camp pitches healthy snacks, new fruits and veggiesJun 17, 2014 1:01 am - Making healthy snacks, trying out new fruits and vegetables and learning first aid fundamentals are among the activities at the first 4H Health Rocks Summer Day Camp. F...
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Des Plaines fundraiser for girl's surgery on SaturdayJun 15, 2014 1:01 am - Volunteers are raising money in Des Plaines on Saturday, June 21, to help with expenses related to a lifesaving liver transplant for a 2-year-old girl. A fundraiser is s...
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Farmers market opens in MundeleinJun 15, 2014 1:01 am - Mundelein's annual farmers market opened last week and will run every Friday through Oct. 10. Vendors will gather at the new village hall plaza, just north of the Metra ...
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Endangered delicacy: Japan eel on species red listJun 14, 2014 11:00 pm - TOKYO — The Japanese eel, a popular summertime delicacy that has become prohibitively expensive due to overfishing, has been put on the international conservation “red l...
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Dunkin' CEO: Our sandwiches are snacks, not lunchJun 14, 2014 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — If you're grabbing a sandwich at Dunkin' Donuts, the chain wants you to consider it a snack, not a full lunch. The chain has been expanding its sandwich offer...
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Chef Jeremiah Tower finds third act in MexicoJun 14, 2014 6:00 am - MERIDA, Mexico — Jeremiah Tower plunged through the seafood aisles of this city's central covered market, wrinkling his nose at a pile of limp grey sharks before his gaz...
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Move over Mom: Summer salad that's light on greens, big on flavorJun 13, 2014 5:45 am - When you think of salad, do you think just leafy greens? Or do you think a masterpiece of all different colors from the lightest of yellow to the darkest of green? When ...
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Jerome's Summer SaladJun 13, 2014 1:01 am - 2 cups baby spinach, rinsed and torn 1 head romaine lettuce, rinsed and torn into bite-sized pieces 2 medium carrots, sliced 1 medium red pepper, seeded and diced 1 medi...
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When a whiskey disappoints, fix it in the kitchenJun 12, 2014 5:30 am - In case you haven't noticed, there is a serious whiskey boom going on. And for those of us who enjoy whiskey in any of its iterations - rye, bourbon and scotch, among ot...
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Smoky Scotch-Date Barbecue Roasted PotatoesJun 12, 2014 5:30 am - ½ cup chopped dates 2 cloves garlic 1 tablespoon minced fresh rosemary ¼ cup Scotch whisky (peaty variety desired) ½ teaspoon kosher salt ½ teaspoon ground black pepper ...